Bench leg



July 24, 192s.

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UNITED STATES HENRY B. HURSH, CARL J. ANDERSON, AND WILLIAM NEW YORK. 'j

PATENT OFFICE.

BENCH LEG;

Application led April 26, `1926. Serial No. 104,668.

This invent-ion relates to a bench Vleg in.

which a pair of upright tubular posts are held in fixed spaced relation by a flat top plate and suitable cross bars connecting the posts in vertically spaced relation and suitand durable bench leg capable of being man.

ufactured and installed ready for use at a comparatively low cost. v

Ano-ther object is to provide the top plate with a downwardly projecting flange along and against the outer face of one ofthe posts and formed with a rearwardly projecting ledge for receiving and supporting a backboard commonly used in work lbenches for supporting tools.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the device will'be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a. bench leg embodying the various features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on line 2--2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3 3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional View,

partly broken away, taken in the plane of linee-4, Figure 2.

As illustrated, this bench legcomprises a pair of upright tubular metal posts -1-- and 1 preferably of uniform size and held in parallel spaced relation by a top plate '-2- and cross bars -3- and -4-, the lower ends of the posts being seated in suitable foot plates -5- as shown more clearly in Figure 2. l

v means to hold them in fixed relation toftheir respective posts.

, The to plate -2- is also preferably made of at sheet metal of somewhat greater width than the diameter ofthe posts -1- 'beyond the same.

M. EARTELS, oE'sYnAcUsE,

and -1iand is also of greater length than i the distance between the outer sides of the front and rear posts so that when placed upon the upper ends of the posts it will project laterally and forwardly and rearwardly This top plate -2- is seated flatwise upon the upper end faces vof, the posts 1 and -1-'and is welded by brazing or otherwise thereto for rigidly and -permanently connecting those parts and at the same time forming a flat surface for the reception of a table topas `a shown by dotted lines in Figure 2 in addition to its function for bracing and holding the pOStS in fixed relation. j

The rear end of the plate 2*- is provided with an integral depending flange -6- extending downwardly along the rear face of the rear post -1- and also brazed,

lwelded or otherwise securedthereto, the lower edge of said ange being offset rearwardly to form a ledge -6f which serves to receive and support a backboard-as -a-', the rear edge of said ledge being in approximately thesame vertical plane as the corresponding edge of the adjacent foot plate -5-.

The top plate -2- and flange -6- are provided with screw or bolt openings l-7- or the reception of suitable screws or bolts by which the table top wor back piece a may be secured in place. The' upper cross bar -S-is preferablyJ made of fiat bar steel of approximately the same length as the distance between thel -1- and soA 1f and is adapted to be placed edgewise vertically with its upper edge resting against are similarly secured thereto by welding, brazing or equivalent fastening means.

The cross bar -4- is preferably tubular and has its opposite ends in apertures 4'- in the inner sides -of the posts .1- and -1- intermediate the ends thereof so as to project part-way into the interiorsl ofvsaid posts as shown in Figure 2, said cross bar -fl--l being brazed or otherwise secured in the openings -44- to form a rigid ermanent connection therewith for additlonally placing the lel relation.

A. bench leg constructed in the manner deposts and holding them in paralscribed permits the use of stock tubing 1 and -1- and for the cross bar 4- while the top members -2- and -3 may be made of flat sheet metal purchased in stock and cut and bent to the required size and form thus permitting the bench leg to be made and installed at a comparatively low cost.

What we claim is l. A bench leg comprising a pair of upright tubular posts, a flat top plate weldediatwise against the upper end faces of the posts' and provided at its rear end with a` downwardly projectin flange engaged with the outer side face o the adjacent post,

the lower face of the top plate and itsends welded to the inner faces of the upper portions of the posts.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands this 14th day of April, 1926.

HENRY B. HURSH. CARL J. ANDERSON. WILLIAM M. BARTELS. 

